THE FINAL TEST

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 39, 15 August 1921, Page 7

THE FINAL TEST

ENGLAND AT THE WICKETS

RAIN DELAYS THE GAME

HOSTILE DISPLAY TOWARDS

ARMSTRONG.

(BNIIIB PRB6S ASSOCIATION.—COMUWtT.)

(AXUTHALUII • KIW lIAIANB CA»LI A!SOCIATIO».> LONDON, 13th August.

The final Test match was commenced in dubious weather conditions fifty minutes late, owing to rain, in the eaA'ly, morning. The weather was bright, and the wioket was wet on top and hard; beneath when play staa-ted. There wa? a large attendance. Tennyson won the tossi Brown and Russefl opened the batting aggressively! against M'Doiiald and Gregory. Both played Gregory, whose bowling was rJsing well over the wicket, freely, but) neither was' at home with M'Donaldl, who sent down fast low stuff. His first over was a maiden, and the.next three only yielded two runs. , Half-an-hour's play produced 27, when Russell just touched a ball on. the leg ■ side...iron* M'Donald, and' was cleanly caugkt byj Oldiield. ' . ■

Tyldesley was next hi: ' The batting, was quiet, though! Brown; made occasional vigorous carpefc drives, aiid.Tyldesiey mad* pretty , shots behind , the wicket. At 40 Mailey displaced ■ M'Donald. Perfect fielding checked 'the scoring. Collins,at point missed .Tyldesley, off Gregory, when the batsman had. five on. Mailey continually beat Tyldesley. Fifty Were hoisted for;' an.' hour's" £lay; M'Donald took Gregory's, end. .; Brown was uncomfortable before ' Mailey's mixed deliveries. He alternated : by-step-ping back and..driving,",'but frilled to penetrate the field. Finally .he impatiently lashed .out, missed the i.-ball* and his stump was, broken.: ' ■'•'-■ After huich the . weather .was;; sunny. -Woolley joined Tyldesley, wlio was nnoomfortSble" when facing;'.Mdiley, W> 1 with"a' lucky shot drove M'Donald to the boundary, the second one of-the :day. Woolley started tijT.' driving.': Mailey to the fence, and-, sent M'Donald, twicb to the boundary. .At 83 ;iheayy- rain stopped play. ' ' " ■ During the stoppage, ,'liw)iich:'.",'laste4 160 minutes, the' crowd ■'.. invaded.. ;■ the ground. The police'kept'them'from th© pitch. Several thousand' assembled in. front of the. pavilion,'; demandirig'., .that play be continuedj-'-and 'blamed'-Ann-strong for the stoppage^ :-"A'rnistron|; refused to inspect:the. piteh'"'whilfe I:;' thai crowd remained round; the- •pavilion. Tennyson unkvailingly urged thie crowd ,to disperse. They* remained demonstrative till , play • \vas?,:Resumed:.;; ;.Th_a crowds, - barracked;- Armstrong' unmercifully, and hooted the Australians : iuidi cheered , the batsmen when , they took the field again;; :-;--- t ' In the first" over" Woolley sent one from M'Dona.ld .to slip. '. Bardsley fielded the ball brilliantly, ■ and, a» Wdolley was attempting a second run, knocked the middle stump out. Woolley had. batted twenty -five minutes, in his customary classical style. Tylteley "was n0w,14. .'.• ' ■"'■■' :. •■(■■ ■•• '■'„ ■•-■ ..•:■ •

Mead'joined Tyldesley and '■ continued shakily,- getting an lucky single. , Mead was; not. aggressive., Altogether it was a. painful exhibition of Test batting.- Whenever % Armstrong , fielded the. ball he was- ironical)y. cheer■ed.. 'The century, appeared for 110 minutes' play. The crowd had! a further excuse for barracking when ':M'Donald struck Tyldesley on the. jaw as tiie latter was making a wild effort to pull the bowler behind the wicket. Tyldesley then twice sent M'Donald to the boundary. This departure from the cramped . batting was loudly' cheered. Gregory' relieved M'Donald at, 116. . After/, batting 110 minutes Tyldesley drove a j ball to long-on, and was easily caught. M'Don-' aid went on at 128.; Mead tools; ari,:li«ur to get 18, mostly-sneaked singles. Sandham, who filled tho vacancy, stonewalled for half an hour, getting only 'a' single.' It was a dull day's cricket. At no period . was the bowling mastered. The fielding" was superb. Tho batting emphasised the „ fact that England has never recovered f from the ignominy of the Australian tour. ■ ..." .- ' ' ENGLAND, . ; ; v , . ' . First Innings. ". ' ' '• Russell, c Oldheld, b M'Donald.... 13 Brown, b Mailey 32 Tyldesley, c Macartney, b Gregory 39 [ Woolley, run out :....... 23 Mead, not out 19 Sandham, not out 1 Extras 2 Pour wickets for 129 The wickets fell as follow,:—One for 27, two for 54, three for 84, four for 121